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  • UN chief calls for prompt entry into force of CTBT

    Date: 2022-08-29 08:54:33 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:18 - ID:9743781

    NEW YORK, Aug 29 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the prompt entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). On the occasion marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, which is observed on ....

  • Ukrainian troops destroy Russian HQ in Nova Kakhovka

    Date: 2022-08-29 08:40:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:9743787

    KIEV, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the Russian headquarters at the Sokil plant in Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region. "Although the propagandists write that their "air defense system" was clearly heard, the Armed Forces of Ukraine ....

  • Singapore Airlines: Passengers not required to wear masks

    Date: 2022-08-29 07:37:10 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:13 - ID:9743661

    SINGAPORE, Aug 29 (MENA) - Singapore Airlines said its passengers will not be required to wear masks on flights from August 29 unless they are travelling to or from destinations that mandate it, according to Channel News Asia (CNA). The airline ....

  • Poland receives 5.886 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-08-29 07:36:57 GMT - Poland - World - SN:12 - ID:9743690

    WARSAW, Aug 29 (MENA) - Some 5.886 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said on Monday, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency. About 25,100 ....

  • IAEA mission departs for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

    Date: 2022-08-29 07:02:39 GMT - Austria - World - SN:10 - ID:9743659

    VIENNA, Aug 29 (MENA) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi said Monday he was leading a mission to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that would arrive later this week, France 24 reported. The plant, Europe's largest, ....

  • Indonesia: Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near Pariaman

    Date: 2022-08-29 06:59:05 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:9 - ID:9743642

    JAKARTA, Aug 29 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck West Sumatra near Pariaman, Indonesia on Monday, the Hindustan Times reported, quoting the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as having said. The quake was at a depth of 11.9 km, ....

  • 2 US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit: US 7th Fleet

    Date: 2022-08-28 22:16:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9743513

    WASHINGOTN, Aug 28 (MENA) - The US Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, marking the first transit since Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan earlier this month, The Hill reported. The US 7th Fleet said that the USS ....

  • Russia delivers 42.3 mcm of gas to Europe through Ukraine via Sudzha

    Date: 2022-08-28 21:19:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:9743488

    MOSCOW, Aug 28 (MENA) - Gazprom supplied gas to Europe through Ukraine in the volume of 42.3 mln cubic meters per day via the Sudzha gas pumping station on Saturday. "Gazprom is supplying Russian gas for transit through the territory of Ukraine ....

  • IAEA mission to Zaporozhye NPP to be held despite Kiev’s destructive course - Moscow

    Date: 2022-08-28 19:47:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:9743328

    MOSCOW, Aug 28 (MENA) - Moscow hopes that the visit to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant by IAEA inspectors will finally take place, despite Kiev's destructive influence, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. "What ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 600 mn

    Date: 2022-08-28 08:43:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9742158

    WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (MENA) - Some 600,654,350 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said. In a latest update Sunday, the JHU said 6,485,598 people have died from the virus ....

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